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You may search for a Senior Capstone course by selecting a THEME or TERM from the menu at the left. You may also search by entering a part of the title or the instructors name in the box below. For concise listings of all 2019-2020 Capstone offerings, review our Capstone Capsule. If you need assistance, contact the Capstone Office/University Studies at 503.725.5890.
Please refer to the PSU Class Schedule regarding the days, hours, and meeting location. For information about when the new class schedule is available or when you can register for the new term, follow this link: When to Register.
NOTE: Due to the intensive nature of Capstones, students must receive permission from the course instructor prior to the first day of class if they are going to miss the first class session. For on-line Capstones, students must demonstrate active participation during the first week of the term. All Capstone courses factor in student attendance and participation into the final grade which is deeply impacted by missing the first week of the term.
NOTE: "Sustainability" tagged courses will NOT automatically count toward the Sustainability Minor. Students must seek approval from Joseph Maser, Ph.D. in the Environmental Science & Management department to count any Capstone toward that specific minor.
SEARCH BY Title or Instructor: Enter a single word from the title of a Capstone, "gardens", "justice", "literacy", etc., the Course Registration Number (CRN), or a professor's first or last name in the box below.
Instructor Name: Lukas Maurer
CRN: 81211
In this capstone, students will explore and participate in the concept of “community food security” through community engagement and learning gardens. Students will also examine community service learning through the lens of “sustainability leadership.” During this term, we will work with a variety of people and organizations partnered with the Learning Gardens Laboratory. Class time will focus on issues of community food security and ways to create food justice through community engagement and...
Spring 2020Summer 2019
Learning Gardens Learning Garden Garden-based learning Gardens
Instructor Name: Courtney Dillard
CRN: 15110
In this course, students have the opportunity to learn the basics of grant writing. A much sought-after skill in many sectors, grant writing helps a variety of nonprofits and government agencies obtain funds for various projects they are interested in pursuing. This course will help you research/profile donors, create activity plans and set realistic budgets, all as part of the grant proposal process. At the end of the course you should have a grant proposal strong enough to benefit our...
Fall 2019
Grant Writing Grantwriting Non-profits
Instructor Name: Nariyo Kono
The goal of this course is to give students a solid background in historical and societal issues that
influence language diversity through hands-on collaboration with current language sustainability
efforts. This capstone partners with endangered language communities in the Northwest (tribal
language programs in general and the Warm Springs Tribal Language Program, specifically) to
work together to support those programs by giving students “on-the-ground” skills to accompany
class studies....
Spring 2020
Online or Hybrid Courses
Instructor Name: Suzanne Savaria
Discovering Spain info:
Course Title: Discovering Spain: A Sense of Place
Summer 2020 June 15 to July 6
International Capstone
We do not need a computer lab
Instructor approval required
12
TBA
No text required
One of the most powerful learning opportunities for a student is studying abroad. The impactful, sensory experience of being far away ultimately brings us closer to ourselves, naturally offering a platform to examine how we identify and relate to the world around us.
In this...